REU Site: Research Experiences for Undergraduates at CSU Channel Islands

今年夏天，加州州立大学海峡群岛分校的数学本科生研究经验（REU）将在三个夏天中分别为12名REU学生提供支持。它的独特之处在于，它专注于那些原本可能不会把数学作为一种可行的职业选择的有天赋的学生，特别是那些来自传统上代表性不足的群体的学生，它特别强调以西班牙语为母语的学生或第一代大学生。我们经验丰富的教师导师团队包括几位双语（西班牙语-英语）教师，其中一位来自墨西哥的合作大学。我们预计，对母语为西班牙语的学生和来自弱势群体的学生的重视，将拓宽进入研究生院和数学职业的渠道。学生们将花费大量的时间进行研究，每组四人，每个教师导师。此外，活动还包括工作坊、贵宾访问和座谈会、与其他区域REU的交流以及社交活动。我们的主要目标是让学生参与者进行原创的数学研究，从而发表论文。这样做，我们希望提高他们的数学成熟度和信心水平，同时培养他们对数学的热情。我们将建立和维持一个数学家的研究社区。我们将提高参与者以视觉、口头和书面形式交流数学的能力。我们希望学生在离开课程时能够更好地进行数学研究，并为在学术或工业环境中执行研究生水平的数学做好准备。

This summer Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) in Mathematics at California State University Channel Islands will support 12 REU students each of three summers. Unique features include a focus on targeting talented students who might not otherwise have considered mathematics as a viable career choice, particularly those from traditionally under-represented groups, with a special emphasis on students who are native Spanish speakers or first-generation college students. Our group of experienced faculty mentors includes several bilingual (Spanish-English) faculty including one from a partner university in Mexico. We expect the emphasis on native Spanish speakers and students from under-represented groups will broaden the pipeline into graduate school and mathematical careers. Students will spend the bulk of their time working on research in groups of size four per faculty mentor. Workshops, distinguished visitors and colloquia, exchanges with another regional REU, and social outings are also included in the activities. Our primary goal is for the student participants to conduct original mathematical research leading to publications. In so doing we wish to raise their levels of mathematical maturity and confidence while fostering an enthusiasm for mathematics. We will create and maintain a research community of mathematicians. We will improve the participants' abilities to communicate mathematics visually, orally, and in written form. We expect students to leave the program better equipped to pursue their mathematical studies as well as feeling excited and prepared to perform graduate-level mathematics in an academic or industrial setting.